It was a week of HAM in the enterprise storage industry and angry arguments in the CloudCamp camp. But things looked up at the end with a productive discussion about backups. Google sent us a wave, but nobody was happy when GM threatened to collapse. Enterprise Storage HDS’ HAM-Fisted Announcement did not impress, with many wondering [...]
Ten-Year Trend: Mobility
March 11, 2009 By 2 Comments
What is the megatrend of this decade? I suggest that we are witnessing a wholesale shift from information tied to place/device to information mobility. Cloud computing, server virtualization, and even flash memory are all contributors to this massive trend, along with the user-side trends of the post-PDA mobile phone, 3G data, social web services, and connected home.
Introducing Storage Magazine Online!
January 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Although the dead-tree version of TechTarget’s excellent Storage Magazine is no more, the company today released the premiere issue of its online counterpart! Available as both a web-based magazine and a PDF download, Storage Magazine Online continues with many of the same editors and writers, including Rich Castagna at the helm. You can still subscribe to [...]
Thoughts on Long-Term Archiving
December 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Long-Term Versus Longer-Term Archiving
December 2, 2008 By 1 Comment
How will you retain records for the long haul? It depends on how you define “long”. Nearly everyone (individual and business alike) has certain records to retain for years, and some may need retention for decades or centuries. How can you accomplish this? First, consider whether to store records as atoms or bits. You can [...]
Storage Decisions New York 2008 Feedback
September 24, 2008 By 5 Comments
Answering Your Email Archiving Questions
September 5, 2008 By 2 Comments
How Long Should Companies Retain Email?
February 7, 2008 By 2 Comments
One of the key questions asked of me in my current position at Contoural is this one: How long should we (the client company) save our email messages? Not surprisingly, I encounter a wide variety of answers to this question – Legal and IT usually wants a short retention time, while end users seem to [...]
